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Monday 18 December 2017

Math solving problems.

Learning Intention:We are learning to solve problems.

Success Criteria:I am successful when I can answer the problems correctly and explain my strategy's.


1.Johnny had some DVDs.

He put them into 5 stacks of 6.
How many DVDs does he have now?

(30) I know its 30 because 5×6=30.

5+5+5=15 and 5+5+5=15 so 15+15=30.
30÷6=5.

2.Sid was collecting plum from his trees.

On Monday, he collected 4 plums.On Tuesday he collected
twice as many plums on Tuesday.On Wednesday he got
twice as Tuesday. If this pattern continued how many 
plums does he has on Thursday.

 I know its 32 because 8+8=16 another 8+8=16 so 

16+16=32. 8×4=32. 32÷4=8   4+4=8; so 8+8=16 then 
16+16=32, another  4×2=8 8×2=16 and 16×2= 32

3.There are six netball teams in the local inter-school netball tournament. 

During the tournament, they all need to play each other once.
How many matches will be played altogether?
I know its 36 because 6×6=36. 
6,12,18,24,30 and 36.
30÷6=6, another way 6+6=12, 12+12=24 so 24+12=36.




Friday 8 December 2017

Evaporation - By: George

                                Evaporation

Learning Intention: We are learning to use the information we gathered about the water cycle to write a short story.  

Success Criteria: I am successful when I can write a paragraph about evaporation.


One morning I fell into the ground. I was wet, and I realised that I was a water droplet. I saw a bright sun shines on me, I can't believe it. I've turned into a water vapour. Then I was floating in the air going up into the sky.





Wednesday 6 December 2017

Registration day-By George.

Today Rachel and Hansel came to our school to room 8 to tell us about Summer Learning Journey. When they where here they told us what was going to happen. They also said there are many sorts of activities. They told us how many points,bonus and prizes that we can win from participating. After that they told us that the Summer Learning Journey is all about the New Zealand through time. Then lastly they told us to register if we want to participate the Summer Learning.

Tuesday 7 November 2017

My little baby brothers birthday-By George

           MY baby brother birthday

Learning Intention:We are learning to write a recount.
Success Criteria:I know I am successful when I can write paragraphs that begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.


Hooray! its my baby brother birthday. 

On a sunny holiday I went to my cousins house with my mum dad and brother, last week we have a BBQ because it was my cousins little brothers birthday.My uncle was cooking sausages, chicken leg and chicken stick with some veges in it.While it was cooking my cousin, brother and I put my little baby brother on the trolley and started taking him for a walk down the road.After that we push him next to the flowers, and he was steering at them, so we gave him a orange thick flower for him to hold.

Soon we went back and ate the food and it tasted very delicious.Later there were cakes and inside it had chocolate cream, with strawberry desert food . It was the yummiest cake I'v  ever had. 


One sunny holiday my parents and I went to my cousins house because it was my little cousins birthday and we had a BBQ.My uncle was cooking sausages,chicken leg and chicken stick with veges in it.While it was cooking my cousin and I put my baby cousin in the trolley and started taking him for a walk down the road.After that we put him next to the flower for him to look at.So we gave him a thick orange flower for him to hold

After a while we went back and started to eat the food that my uncle cooked, it was delicious.Then there were chocolate cakes, it had chocolate cream, cherry and strawberry dice'rt. 



Finally we played outside and played with my cousins and had lots of fun playing tag.


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Friday 3 November 2017

Mission day-By George

Learning intention:We are learning to write a recount using adjectives, verbs and adverbs.

Success Criteria:I am successful when I can use describing words, verbs and adjectives correctly.


Yey! its Mission day!!!


On Mission day St.Patrick school went to church.We sang many songs and prayed to God and Jesus.Next, we went back to our class room and set up our activities.We had fishing, books for sale and hanging apples.When the bell rang we went outside to play with the activities.

The first activities I played was fishing.I enjoyed it because I kept dropping the candy.Finally I caught one "chocolate fish" with my fishing rod and I ate it.Later , it was my turn to look after the fishing game.There were small children who came to play.


 I enjoyed watching the children.They pay more than 50 cents, so I gave them their change.After lunch, Mrs. Dines asked us to watch cartoons in room 8, we said 'yes'.We couldn't finish the movie as it was raffle time. We all gathered in front of room 6 under the big shade.


The teacher had to pick a ticket for a winner.A girl in room 8 won a prize.Next,she called out another ticket and it was me. I won a big Lego box! When another ticket was pulled out, I won a Lego box again, and everyone cheered and clapped for me.

Wednesday 6 September 2017

Facts about birds feathers.-By George

Learning Intention:write an explanation about birds feathers using capital letters and full stop correctly.

Success Criteria:I am successful when I can write an explanation about birds feathers.

Birds have feathers to keep them warm.Birds have strong feathers to help them fly, and it can protect them from wild creatures.


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Birds feathers comes in different sizes, colours and shapes.Birds can be identified by the colour of their feathers.Some feathers are use to attract female birds by their beautiful colour.

Birds feathers can protect them from 
water and cold temperatures.Birds feathers can be use to provide insulation to the eggs and their young.

Fish makes good pets.-By George

Learning Intention: We are learning how to write persuasive writing.

Success Criteria: I am successful when I can persuade someone to agree with my argument. 

Fish make good pets because sometimes you don't need to look after them.They can  play with you.I like fish because they have colourful scales.Sometimes fish are fun because they jump up and down in the water. They can do tricks and show off by doing front flip and back flips and swimming around in circles. 

Fish are one of the smallest pets you can ever have in the world.Image result for pictures about fish

Tuesday 5 September 2017

Love And Respect- by George

Learning Intention:We are learning to recognise and to show love and respect to Gods creation.
Success Criteria:I am successful when I can show respect and love to Gods creation. 

1.Pick up the rubbish from the ground, or take your rubbish home.

2.Do not destroy the branches of trees and flowers.

3.Grow more trees and flowers so the trees can suck up the water to stop the flood and the flowers makes the surroundings beautiful.

4.Do not kill the birds, bugs and insects.

5.Keep the sea and river clean, it gives us water to drink, to swim and gave us food.
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Monday 4 September 2017

Sharks-By George

Learning Intention:write a report.

Success Criteria:I am successful when I write a report about sharks.


Shark are cold blooded animals. They are not mammals, they are fish.


There are many different kinds of sharks. Sharks eat other fishes. The amount of food that a shark eats each day depends on the type of shark it is. Some sharks eat huge food then it will not eat for a week.


Sharks can smell blood even from a 
distance.  Sharks  propel itself through the water using its tail.Other sharks move their bodies from side to side to move through the water.They have fins for balancing and to keep them afloat 
otherwise they will sink.


Sharks are one of the dangerous fish in the world. 

What happens in baptism: by George

Learning Intention:We are learning about what happens in baptism.

Success Criteria:I am successful when I can list down what happens in baptism.

When people are baptised they become members of the church. All people who are baptised become Holy.

In baptism  the Holy Spirit helps them to believe in God, have hope in God and grow in holiness.

When people are baptised they become Gods family and friend.
When people are baptised there sins have been washed away.
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Tuesday 22 August 2017

Should people cut down trees?-By George

          Should People cut down trees?

Learning Intention:We are learning how to persuasive writing.

Success Criteria:I know I am successful when someone agrees with my persuasive writing.

I think people should not cut down trees.

Trees are very special because we can use it to make medicine that can heal us when we are sick.We should not be cutting down trees because we can pick up fruits that is healthy and gives us energy.Trees are very important because it gives us oxygen to breath and if we don't have oxygen we will die.

We can use woods from trees to build houses full of furniture that can be use for sitting, sleeping, and relaxing.Trees are used to make pencils, chairs, toys, tables bins, boxes and crosses with statues in it.
We can use wood to build parts of playground to play and have lots of fun.

I think trees are important in our life.

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Friday 28 July 2017

School holidays-By George

Learning Intention:We are learning to write a recount.

Success Criteria:I know I am successful when I can write a recount about my holidays.


''A swimming family!''

In the holidays my family and I went to the pools.We played ball tiggy in the kids pool.It was fun because I can hold my breath underwater and nobody could find me. We went to the cold pool.The water was freezing.

We started splashing at each other.We played tag but we were slow because the water holds us back.We swam around the pool area, forward and back until we got tired.Finally, we stopped swimmng and changed our clothes to go home. 
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Tuesday 4 July 2017

Maui dolphins- By George

Learning Intention:Write a report.

Success Criteria:I know I am successful when I can write a report about Maui dolphins using capital letters and full stop correctly.

Maui Dolphins are mammals.

Maui dolphins are gray. Maui dolphins gather together and they eat any type a fish. Maui dolphins use their tails to move up and down through the water. Maui dolphins use their fins for balancing.Maui dolphins are so small that they can fit in a bathtub. They are found in the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

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Multiplying by twos, fives and tens:By George

Fractions of shapes and numbers:By George

Monday 3 July 2017

Breakfast by the sea. By- George.

Learning Intention-W.A.L.T-retell one of the Easter stories.

Success Criteria:I am successful when I can retell the after Easter stories by drawing a comic strip.
1.Peter James, and John went fishing all night but they didn't catch any fish.

2.Next they heard someone calling out standing on the shore if they caught any fish. 

3.He to them to throw the net in the other side of the boat. and  when they pulled it was full of fishes.

4.Peter swam to the shore because he knew it was Jesus. then Jesus said to his friends" come and have breakfast with me." 

Mangroves-By George

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Friday 23 June 2017

Jesus showing respect to the tapu of people- By George

Learning Intention:identify the ways Jesus respect for tapu in people.
Success Criteria:I know I am successful when  I can draw one picture of Jesus showing his respect to a leper man.
Jesus respected the tapu of the man by showing aroha when he healed a leper.

Before the Spirit comes-By George

Learning Intention: Identify how the disciples felt before the Pentecost.
Success Criteria: I am successful when I can tell the feelings of the disciples before the Holy Spirit comes

Saturday 13 May 2017

Whales By- George.

Learning Intention:Write a report.

Success Criteria:I am successful when I can write a report about whales.


Whales are mammals.They are warm blooded.

Whales feed  milk to their babies. They are very big .  Some whales are gray, some are blue,some are black and white.  They have large mouth and sharp teeth.Some whales move with their flippers. Whales use their fluke or tails for swimming. They also use  their tails to move around  by moving up and down. 

Whales lives in the ocean. The blue whales are the largest mammal.It is larger than any dinosaur.The biggest recorded blue whales was a female in the Antarctic ocean that was 30.5m (more then 3.5 times the length of a double-Decker bus and as long as a Boeing 737 planes) with an estimated weight of 144 towns (almost the same as 2,000 man.)

Most whales can live for 40 years and some special blue whales can live for over 100 years. 

Monday 10 April 2017

Grandma's.- By George.

Learning Intention- W.A.L.T.-Write a recount. 

Success Criteria:I know I am successful when I write a recount about grandpas using capital letters and full stops correctly.


It happened 2 years ago in the holidays.My family and I went to  to Tonga early in the morning of 4:00. We went to the airport and ride in the aeroplane. 
Finally we arrived at Tonga and I felt nervous. My grandpa pick us up, and I greeted him. He took our family to his house. When we got there I greeted my cousins, aunties, and grandma.


I played games with my cousin and brother outside. After we played we had dinner. We went to sleep early because it was my grandpas and aunties birthday the following day. The next day we got ready and we went to the place where my aunties and grandpas birthday were. When we arrive there it looked beautiful and clean.


I was thirsty so I drank Raro. We waited and waited until all the members of our family came. Together we sang happy birthday to grandpa and auntie.


Then we stand in front of everyone to perform our dance.While we were dancing everybody was cheering and clapping and I felt happy and it was fun.The funniest thing while dance was that our members gave money to us.Then we finish dancing.We collected all our moneys and gave it all to my auntie and my grandpa.


Later we changed into our normal clothes.Then we ate some cakes.It was very yummy.I had the best day ever.Later it became dark so we went back home.Finally we went to sleep for the next day.


Friday 31 March 2017

Prayer- By George.

Learning Intention:We are learning to recognise Lent as a season for turning back to God through prayer.
Success Criteria:I know I am successful when I can write a simple prayer.

Thank you God for looking after my family. Help me in my schoolwork. Please help me to be kind and loving. Please give the people food, water, medicine and shelter.    


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Wednesday 29 March 2017

Ash Wednesday- by George.

Learning Intention:We are learning to write a recount using capital letters and full stops correctly.

Success Criteria:I know I am successful when I write a recount about Ash Wednesday using full stops and capital letters correctly.                               

On Ash Wednesday we went outside the church to burn the drawings of our favourites things that we gave up so we can have a place with God in heaven.After that we went inside the church and sat down to hear the mass.

Next the readers read the bible and the prayers. Finally father and Ms Bullot put the sign of the cross in our forehead using the ashes.  

Tuesday 7 March 2017

Wednesday 1 March 2017

Jump Rope for the heart.

L.I.-W.A.L.T.-write a recount about jump rope using action words in a paragraph form.

Success Criteria:I am successful when I can write a recount in a paragraph form about the skip for the heart.


Hooray skipping is amassing! a few months ago all the juniors in Saint Patrick's school went skipping in the top court.When we started I first tried to do achieved my goal.But my goal was to do the double dutch to thirty or over.Then I started to skip up to thirty.

Next I tried again and I reached sixty two.Later I tried to do the cris-cross.When I tried the cris-cross ,I failed because it was to hard and I just wanted to try it out.Then I went to Te Riana and Christopher,they are using the long rope.    

Then I went away so that I can skip with one leg.I did it up to ten.After wards Mr.s Twomey came and hold  a big skipping rope and the other person will hold the side of the skipping rope.You get in and skip three times, then you must get out.

After that the other person had a turn.When Roneeza, Heneliena jump in after two seconds.Later when we finish we went back to class and wrote about it.